【测试】Mr. Smith, together with his wife and children, going to China soon.

A. was B. were C. is D. Are

【答案】C

2、非谓语动词：动名词和现在分词的使用

Listening to music is my sister's hobby. 听音乐是我妹妹的爱好。

Do you know the boy playing basketball?你认识在打篮球的那个男孩吗？

Coming into the room, he found his father angry. 走进房间，他发现自己的父亲在生气。

When we returned, we found a stranger standing in front of the house.当我们回来的时候，我们发现有一个陌生人站在房子的前面。

1）character/characteristic n. 性格，特点

【解释】

character 性格，品质（本身具有的）；角色，人物；字体，字符

characteristic 特点，特征（区别于其他事物）

【练习】选择character 或characteristic 并用其适当的形式填空。

①He proved himself true gentleman and the beauty of his _______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.

②People living in the city are different from those in the countryside in _________ .

③What are the __________that distinguish the Chinese from the Japanese?

④Chinese __________ attract a great number of foreigners all over the world.

⑤The main purpose of a play is to let the ________ speak for themselves as much as possible.

Keys: ①character ②character ③characteristics ④character ⑤character

2）examine/ check /test 检查

【解释】

examine指仔细察看或观察（以了解情况或是否有问题或毛病）

check检查（含有"校对"或"找错"的意思）

test 检查，检测（以某种手段来试一试某人或某物是否达到了一定的标准）

【练习】选择 check , examine 或 test并用其适当的形式填空

①I was being _______ for a driving license for the third time.

②The doctor _________ him carefully.

③The interviewer always _______ her facts before sending them to the editor.

Keys: ①tested ②examined ③checks